Currently all MySQL data/API calls are handled by a remote DB cluster (i.e. network latency is a factor in total script execution time).
To reduce execution time in this context, would it be sensible ...

How can I benchmark the network transfer speed of my servers? We already have an existing file server, but it is fairly old. We recently got a donation of a (relatively) newer P4 box, and I wanted to ...

Is there published documentation on best-case and worst-case latency added by SONET ADM equipment?
Specifically I'm looking for the latency I could expect to be added to an OC-3 piped through these ...

I'm looking for a (cheap) Web hoster. Basically all the hosting providers that I can find, and match my requirements are located in the USA.
But my target audience is in (Western-)Europe, I know for ...